Dial and case of clocks.



K. FUKAMI.

mAL AND cAsE oF cLocKs. Y APPLICATION FILED AUG.26, 1913- 1,136,520. Patented Apr.2o,1915.

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DIAL AND CASE or omelie.r

Application moa August as,

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KIUHICHI FUKAMI,

subject of the Em eror of Japan, residing/ at No. 3 Kioicho, ojimaehiku, Tokyo, Ja-

an, have inventedcertain new and useful mprovements in the Dials and Cases of Clocks, of which the following is a-specification.' Y i This invention relates to 'm'provement of the dial and the case of the mantel clock or l the wall clock and is designed to provide the dial inthe inner concave surface of a Sakaauk shaped plate (salcazulci is tle Japanese winecup which is generally used in congratulation or celebration) made of porcelain, china or wood and the clock work 1 being cased intozokoff which is a recess on the back of svalzuki. .i The object of this'invention is toobtain a very simple but avery handsome dial and case of clock, which can serve as an ornament for the room.

The accompanying drawings lllustrate a vdevice of this invention, in which- Figure- 1 is a front View of this device.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof.- Fig. 3

- is a side view. Fig. 4 is a view of the deviceV tozoko 2, therecess yon the back and the hung on a wall. Fig. `5 is a perspective view of the supporting frame for the device as it is laid down.

This article is made of a piece of lathed wood, of porcelain `or of china in a sakiz- Suki shape of proper size and the dial consists of a round plate 1 with a. concave surface and the clock work is cased 1n the clock workis-fixed therein by means of screws or other suitable means. The plate 1VV has a Hat central portion with a relatively small central perforation for the passage of the central shaft of the clock works, and the recess for `the reception of the clock v works is formed by an annular Hang projecting rearwardly from the at central portion ofthe plate and arranged concentric with and s aced from the' central perforation. At t e part A a metal support enables the plate to be tilted upwv and down at will.. The sup .orting member A, which is approximately shaped, is composed of spaced sides andal transverse connecting ortion, the terminals of the sides being nt inwardly to form pivots 3, which-engagesuitable bearin sockets 4 of the rear-v wardly projecting ange of the plate 1 at opposite sides of the said'1 iiange. The trans- Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr, 2o, 1915.

191s. sorioinavsaaoa verso oonnooting portion is pnovidoa with o central bend A5,- and a bottomsupport or member` B, which is Valso substantially U-` y shaped, 1s provided with terminal eyes- 6 arranged on the transverse portion of the supportA at opposite sides of the said central bend. The transverse connectingfportion of the bottom supporting member is bent -upwardly to. form a pro]ecting portion to engage with the lower edgeof the plate 1,

4as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the-drawing.` The transverse portion ofthe supporting member A and the eyes 6 of the supportin member B forma hinged connection-and enable the two members to'be arranged at tdifferent `angles to each other in the luse of theJdevice. The ybottom'sup ort is adapted to be arranged in a horizontl position, with its projectingv `portion 7 engaged with the lower edge of the plate L, as illustrated in Fig, Bof thevdrawing, vand the supporting member A is then arranged to forma brace to support Vthe said plate 1 at anin'clination.

The bottom supporting member operates Ito prevent the plate from rolling laterally and upsetting.' Thesupporting members A and B are also foldable to enabley the. support A to forma hanger. Whenitis used as a wall clock, the support ,A' is hung upon thewall and suspends the clock,- thesupport B being hung down freely behind in that case.

Since this'article is easily made of lathed wood, or porcelain or china, its price is v'ery moderate. But in case one of a superior quality is required such as' made of gold lacquered work or-inlaid work or porcelain or china with an appropriate design on it, it will serve as an ornament for-the room.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A dial and case for clocks consisting of a plate having a concave front face and provided with a flat dial receiving central portion having a central perforation for the passage of a shaft, and an integral annular age projecting from the rear face of the plate concentric with and spaced from' the central perforation, said flange and flat centralportion forming a rear recess adapted lone of the members being provided with spaced projecting pivots engaging the flange of the p1ate,'and the 4other member being provided at its free end. with a projecting portion adapted to be engaged with the`bot' tom edgeof the plate. p p

3. A dial and case for clocks consisting of u a plate provided with a rearwardly project- -ing ange forming a recess, and ansupporting device including an approximately U- shaped supporting vmember having.' spacedy sides and a transverse connecting portion, the terminals Aof the sides beiendg with projecting pivots engag the plate.

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provided With theY lian'ge of the plate a bottom supporting 15 member composed of spaced sides having -ey'esreceiving said transverse portion and a connecting portion bent upwardly vand adapted to be engaged with the lower edge ,j 2o .Y In testimony whereof I- have hereunto seit` 1 my. hand in lpresence offtwo subscribing wit-v f KIUHICH-rn Witnesses: i

T. KUsAnA`,-

Fnam: D..ARNOLD. 

